Pub Le Montjoie

Nice pub--restaurant in Treignes.
Great choice of drinks and food. The boss is at the barbecue that has the shape of a steam train.
- Kayak rental.
- Sale of Gas.

Treignes is also called "the museum village" because it has no less than five museums and some other tourist attractions. The cobbled streets, fountain and tranquillity make the village worth a detour.

Here are some tips for a pleasant day in Treignes.

• Train museum
The collection in the large hall includes steam trains, a steam tramway (year of construction 1894!), old diesel locomotives, passenger cars, etc. You will also find temporary thematic exhibitions. The collection gives you a beautiful picture of the railway of the past. The museum's four 110-metre-long tracks collect a range of exceptional railway equipment, including steam locomotives dating from the early 1900s and post-1950s, diesel car rails, 1900s passenger cars and maintenance equipment.

• At less than 1 km, you will find the Museum of Malgré tout (Despite everything).
It's a beautiful private archaeological collection. There are two permanent exhibitions: a room dedicated to the archaeology of the Viroin region and a prehistoric gallery. Each year, one or two temporary exhibitions are also organised. It's worth the detour!

• the Arthur Masson Space
Arthur Masson was a popular writer, such like Streuvels and Timmermans in Flanders. He has written many books with typical folk characters. A unique museum was built around the old school. With the audiophone (also in English), you walk along scenes that took your life. Through light and sound (in a juicy Walloon dialect) you are catapulted into time: a beautiful experience.
In front of the museum is a beautiful statue with a fountain representing the characters of Arthur Masson village.
On the other side of the street, you will find a visitor centre where you can drink a typical beer and buy many local products.

• The Ecomuseum of Viroin
The ecomuseum shows the tools of many craftsmen of the region, who brought the richness of the village and the region between Sambre and Meuse: carpenters, woodworkers, wooden flooring, hoofs, tattoos, carts, tile makers, maroquiniers,....

• Gallo-Roman villa - Archaeological site
At 300 m from the center of the current village, between agricultural land there was a villa from the first to the 4th century A. D., surrounded by its outbuildings on a surface of 6 hectares. The foundations were carefully restored between 1980 and 2000 and rehabilitated. The spacious space includes many subsections, including a large bathroom and cellar. It is very well preserved and has 5 niches and the beginning of a cellar hole. The building's sewer system is still partially visible. Archaeological material is in the process of being preserved at the NonethelessAll Museum. On site, there are 9 explanatory panels in three languages, illustrations and a picnic area.

Willem Vandenameele